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Essential Public Services Act (No. 61 of 1979) - Sect 3

Operation &c of Order section 2(1)

3.
(1) Every Order made under subsection (1) of section 2 shall come into operation on the date of its publication in the Gazette and shall, subject to the succeeding provisions of this section, be in operation for a period of one month from such date, without prejudice however, to the earlier revocation of that Order or to the making of a further Order at or before the end of that period.
(2) Upon the publication in the Gazette of an Order made under subsection (1) of section 2, such Order shall be placed forthwith before Parliament and where Parliament is on the date of publication of that Order in the Gazette separated by any such adjournment or prorogation as will not expire within ten days, a Proclamation shall be issued for the meeting of Parliament within ten days from the date of publication of such Order and Parliament shall accordingly meet and sit upon the day appointed by that Proclamation, and shall continue to sit and act in like manner as if it had stood adjourned or prorogued to that day.
(3) Every Order made under subsection (1) of section 2 shall expire after a period of fourteen days after the publication of such Order in the Gazette, unless such Order is approved by a resolution of Parliament:


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